Akai MPC Essentials User Manual page 43

• Preferences: MIDI Tab
o Active Midi Inputs: These checkboxes
represent the active installed MIDI inputs
on your computer system.
Hardware: When the MPC hardware is
connected and powered on, the available
ports as well as the MPC public port are
displayed.
o Midi Mapping: Click each drop-down
menuy to define the Midi Out Port A to
D. Here, you can select the MIDI output
your Sequencer data is routed to.
Note: When using the MPC software as a
plugin, the only option you can select for
your Midi Out Port is your host software
(DAW).
• Preferences: Plugins Tab
Here, you can select up to four locations
on your hard disk where the software will
look for installed VST or AU plugins.
These plugins can be used as insert or
send effects within your MPC software.
Click the ... button to the right of the field
to select a
selecting a new location, we recommend
using the Scan New function. When you
make settings for the first time, you
should click Rescan All to perform a
complete scan of all selected plugin
locations.
Mac OS X users: We recommend
checking the Use AudioUnits option, enabling you to use also the AudioUnit plugin format.
desired location. After
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